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Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Swansea City · Championship

1–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Swansea City won 1–2.

Shots
1217
Shots on target
511
Expected goals
1.642.49
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Swansea City beat Queens Park Rangers 2–1. Recorded in this match (Queens Park Rangers – Swansea City): shots 12–17, shots on target 5–11, expected goals 1.64–2.49, possession 49%–51%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Swansea City's recent record differs from the season

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Swansea City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.2 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.8 goals/match1.2 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City.

3.3 days ▲Rest daysQueens Park Rangers · Swansea City3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricQueens Park RangersSwansea CityBaseline
Rest days3.3 days3.2 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Swansea City have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.8%PossessionQueens Park Rangers · Swansea City● 54.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricQueens Park RangersSwansea CityBaseline
Possession45.8%54.3%50.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots17 shotsQueens Park Rangers 12 shots, Swansea City 17 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots11 shotsQueens Park Rangers 5 shots, Swansea City 11 shots
  • Expected goals1.64 xG2.49 xGQueens Park Rangers 1.64 xG, Swansea City 2.49 xG
  • Possession49%51%Queens Park Rangers 49%, Swansea City 51%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersQueens Park Rangers 4 corners, Swansea City 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls7 foulsQueens Park Rangers 11 fouls, Swansea City 7 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Melker Widell · Swansea City · 30′ · 0.01 xG · on targetKieran Morgan · Queens Park Rangers · 33′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLeo Walta · Swansea City · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCameron Burgess · Swansea City · 77′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Madsen · Queens Park Rangers · 84′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIsaac Hayden · Queens Park Rangers · 25′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLeo Walta · Swansea City · 39′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLeo Walta · Swansea City · 51′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAdam Idah · Swansea City · 57′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJosh Tymon · Swansea City · 75′ · 0.03 xG · on targetHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 83′ · 0.03 xG · on targetSamuel Parker · Swansea City · 38′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSamuel Parker · Swansea City · 38′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 48′ · 0.04 xG · on targetPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMalick Yalcouyé · Swansea City · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 11′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 74′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 78′ · 0.05 xG · on targetHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 52′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 88′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 86′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.23 xG · on targetLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 77′ · 0.44 xG · on targetAdam Idah · Swansea City · 38′ · 0.47 xG · on targetRonald · Swansea City · 2′ · 0.53 xG · goalŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 80′ · 0.82 xG · goalRhys Norrington-Davies · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 1.00 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Queens Park Rangers: 12 shots, 5 on target, 1.81 xG. Swansea City: 17 shots, 11 on target, 2.66 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.530′HT90′Rhys Norrington-Davies · Queens Park Rangers · 90′Ronald · Swansea City · 2′Žan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 80′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Queens Park Rangers 1.81 xG · Swansea City 2.66 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Queens Park Rangers
1Draws
2Swansea City
Swansea City — Queens Park Rangers · Championship0–1
Queens Park Rangers — Swansea City · Championship1–2
Swansea City — Queens Park Rangers · Championship3–0
Swansea City — Queens Park Rangers · Championship0–1
Queens Park Rangers — Swansea City · Championship1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Queens Park Rangers favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Swansea City in 3 · 6 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Queens Park Rangers44 matchesSwansea City44 matches
1.34 goals/match ▲Goals scored44/441.2 goals/match
1.52 goals/matchGoals allowed44/44▲ 1.3 goals/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goals44/441.1 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots43/4312.3 shots/match
3.91 shots/matchShots on target43/433.88 shots/match
45.8%Possession43/43● 54.3%
4.81 corners/match ●Corners43/434.44 corners/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls42/429.95 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples44 / 44home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 21 Apr 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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